I went back and forth from 3 stars to 4 stars. I'm actually settling on 3.5 stars. The middle was really slow & I was bored. However, the ending really made up for it. I think book 2 is going to rock though and I really love Angel and someone else that is revealed at the very end of the book (yeah, I'm so excited for book 2 to see what happens with this character).As for the boredom, I think Rowland was just trying to establish Angel's identity as a zombie. I do think it was necessary as Angel was a pretty fucked up human so switching to a zombie, is not easy. If Rowland didn't go through the trials and tribulations, the book wouldn't be convincing.Oh and the stuff with the dad, very realistic (I should know). I liked that (not the situation that Angel was in but that Rowland made it so real).So even though it is "just" 3.5 stars, I'm super happy excited for book 2!